Beemer High School - Bobcat Yearbook (Beemer, NE)

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 mining the cl»3n. The class officers were MyrtlA Pals-. President; Leona Kunke, Vice-President; Doris Martin, secretary and Treasurer, Mrs, Smith was the class sponsor. The outstanding events of the year were: The Junior Class P-ay, Silas Sraidge From Tarnio Ridge . was given Tuesday, .November 21, 1939; the Junior-Senior Banquet was given Wednesday, May 1, 1940, Four class oartlps ware held dur- ing tiie year. The following school term, 1940-1941, began ’ ith a grand total of twenty-five Seniors,. This was the homo stretch for the class of 1941 Delmar Oswald was the only pupil that did not continue from the previous year. However, Mllada Walter again Joined the class. The class officers wore: Myrtle Falskon, President; Mary Ann Wie- sen, Vice-President; and Joyce Galbraith, Secretary and Treasurer, Mr, Sanders was the class sponsor. The out- standing events that occurred during the last mile of their four-mile Journey were many in number. The Junior- Senior banquet held in the school auditorium, took place on May 3, 1941, An Educational Day was enjoyed oy the sponsor and the members of the class on May 16. A Bacca- laureate Service, conducted by Reverend William Wilson, was held May 18, 1941. Graduation, the final event for this largest graduating class cf Bremer previous tc 1941j was held May 2G, 1941. The address was given by Allan K. Burkhardt, Superintendent of schools of Norfolk. The Senior Play, presented on May 13, included the following cast of characters: FOR PETE’S SAKE’ Miss Sarah Pepperdine . . Jasmine Jackson .......... Cicero Murglethorpe . . . Peter Pepperdine, . . . . Bill Bradshaw , ......... Thorndyke Murglethorpe, , Mrs. Clarkston. . , . , . Nadine Clarkston.......... Peggy Clarkston . . . , . Malvina Potts ...... John Boliver. ............ Dupont Darby. ...... .......... . Leona Hunke ........ A] Icp Del mom, ......... . Norman Sharp .......... Richard Lebba • f . . , . . Emmeto Wendt • • • , , , Maurice Gries-v • .... o Joyce CaVrreich ...... .Kathryn II oh oka ....... Doris Martin ....... Mllada Waiter . ........Charles Kotik ....... Elmer Carlson

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 he Sixth Grade. The class was decreased by five members. They were: Leo Siebrandt, Norman Stephenson, Daniel’Beck, nnd Melvin Wiese. The class also gained two members. They were: Elaine Elder, and Charles Kotik. The teacher was Dolores Sanders. The class entered the Seventh Grade with sixteen pu- pils present. This was the school year of 1935-1936. The class lost one pupil and gained one.pupil. The pupil leaving the class was Kathryn Mahnke. The new pupil was Donald Retz. The teacher was Ada R. Schelbe. There were eighteen pupils in the Eighth Grade in.the year 1936. This was the last year in Grade School for this class. Every pnpil was looking forward to High School. The class was decreased by two pupils during this term. They were Verleda Rabe and Ulah Solformoser, The class was increased by four pupils. They were: Bardina Raasch, Francis Williams, a former pupil of the class, Marion Carnes, and Warren Burke. The teacher was again Ada R. Scheibe. September, 1937, began the High School career of the class of 1941, Twenty-seven pupils entered the Freshmen Class. Eleven of these pupils migrated from the country schools. They were: Junior Batenhorst, Joyce Galbraith, Maurice Grleser, Eugen® Hruby, Doris Martin, Frederic Nellor, Evelyn Oswald, Boyd Schantz, Marie Schllckbernd, Lester Wirgert, and Wesley Wittrig. Mary Ann Wiesen en- tered the class in the latter part of the term. The ini- tiation set the class off to a booming start. The class officers were: Frederic Nellor, President; Norman Sharp, Vice-President; Orphia Raasch, Secretary. Miss Hoegemeyer was the class sponsor. Twenty-two Sophomores began the school year in 1938. Although there were no new members Joining the class there were several that dropped from the class. They were: Elaine Elder, Eugene Hruby, Evelyn Oswald, Berdina Raasch, Milada Walter, and Wesley Wittrig. The class officers were: Norman Sharp, President; Myrtle Falsken, Vice- President; Elnmett Wendt, Secretary. Miss Hoegemeyer was again the class sponsor. The class partook in several parties during the year. The school term expired by celebrating with a school picnic. In the school year beginning September, 1939, there were twenty-five Juniors in High 3chool. William Kotik- Delmar Oswald, and Leo Schmaderer were the new members

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CLASS PROPHECY OP '1941 One day last week while I was in Omaha, I felt a etrange urge to know what our Senior Class of 41“ would ce doing ten years from now. Thursday, I viaited a famous fortune teller, Madame Marco Polo. Gazing into her crystal, she took me Into the year of 1951 and the following are the .amazing facts I learned of our future. I had long since given up my work at the Sinclair Serv- ice Station and, as a result of a large sura of money I had won by writing the season's most popular song hit, I was taking a trip to New York City. I boarded the train at Onaha and as I was making my way through the train to my seat the conductor asked for my ticket. Imagine my surprise, when glancing up, I found him to be none other than Vic flarlson. (Elmer Carlson) vlc always did like choo-choo trains and had finally obtained his life-long ambition. When I arrived at New York station, I took a cab to my hotel. While I was going through the revolving door, I ran Into a young man. Just about the time I said, Why don't you watch where you're going? —he said, Why, hello Alice! I found him to be Charlie Kotik, who was now just a play boy trying to gain entrance into Vassar, the lead- lng girl'8 school. He informed me I would get another surprise when I registered for my room. I soon agreed with him, for looking very stern from behind hideous horn-rimmed glasses and holding a men towards me was Beemer's one time Romeo, Warren Burks. He Informed me, though, that being a clerk was temporary; he still had hopes. After seeing settled In my room, I decided to go and look at the wonderful and nuch-talked-about sky scrapers. As I passed by a boarded up portion, I saw a familiar face that resembled my best friend Leo Schraaderer. After getting reacquaintod, ho told me that he was an electric welder with one of New York's largest construction companies. He 5°O? a c2rrespondenoe c°l,rno In the field of business but decided his muscle and brawn could be applied to a more ex- acting occupation. i , Led suggested we attend a movie at one of New York's leading theaters and away we went. Will miracles never